whitecapschelsea

Arnautovic does make me a bit nervous. Good all around player, threat from long range and with the head.

i think it was fine. if he was selected, he should have been fine to play. that's what mourinho said yesterday. we needed him this game, so he was put in. i knew this comment was coming.

f**k off you piece of sh*t hamstring.

My thinking as well.

I don't know if you guys get the same british commentators as the ones they show nationally here in Canada, but he said the same thing on my TV lol

I hate that logic of having to defend everything Chelsea. Don't question someone else of being a fan, that's some ten year old sh*t. It wasn't a foul, we'd been getting everything else the whole half. I'm going to give benefit of the doubt to the referee, who'd called the game brilliantly so far. Courtois should not have been outside the box as far as he was. Frustrating part was he was preparing for the shot for a couple of the steps while Adam was moving up, but he had no idea how far he was out.

I thought Willian's been fine. Just Oscar is drifting uselessly. He needs to come forward for the ball but he stagnates inside the box. Wtf? Move Willian to CAM, put Cuadrado in for the right side.

+1 for posting a song by buble. (vancouver connection :D) good morning to all of you, but for me it's 3 am and sleep time. will be up for the start of course. good day in general as a sports fan for me. womens international hockey final canada - usa 7-9:30 AM, chelsea-stoke 9:30-11:30, more hockey from 12-2:30, and then heading downtown for some MLS b/w vancouver and LA. It'll be a good day for sure. I'd like to see Cuadrado get a start here. It's not like we paid pennies, so I'd like to see him in. I guess us as a collective fanbase would like to see RLC get a run of play, but I doubt that'll happen until we really lock it up. Cheers.

I'd personally go with Costa Hazard - Oscar - Willian Matic - Ramires Azpilicueta - Terry - Zouma - Ivanovic Something about Zouma vs Ibra gives me confidence over Cahill, while Fabregas will not have the freedom to roam against PSG's midfield.

Flying to Guatemala the morning of the match. Heartbreaking. Won't be back for 12 days either.. Oh well

Verratti will murder the midfield if we don't have someone follow him and deny him the ball.

This squad needs more depth. I know we'll have a lot of added money to spend this summer but I do hope our squad is supplemented for better rotation.

Regarding Coutinho vs Oscar, Coutinho without a doubt.

Just to confirm so I set my alarm for the right time, this game is in about 7 and a half hours right?

His most recent tweet -facepalm- I'm pissed at this whole event. It came up on Vancouver radio two days ago and it frustrated me because European soccer does not get talked about other than one hour per week I believe. This forum and talkchelsea and other chelsea forums are all full of minority groups. We all generally get along, so I don't see how you can paint us all as racists.. including the minorities. Terrible event, no one should excuse the actions as "the train was full" when the video showed how disturbing it was. But it does not represent even 1% of Chelsea fans, but whatever.

Oscar isn't a defensive player by any stretch, but Mourinho forces him to have a high defensive work-rate. Pogba is better at defending in terms of being aggressive when he wants to be and having an imposing stature. I GUARANTEE that under Mourinho he'd have that work-rate Mourinho wants.

It shouldn't be as bad as it was in the first half We've got pace, pace, and then a little bit more pace all over the attack. While I LOVE willian at attacking mid, he needs to make quicker decisions on counter

Ugh that was close

I'm not the only one who prefers Willian at center I see. Just for one game, play him at Oscar's spot.

Lucky goal for United... completely against run of play.. now United have momentum

Solanke!

Not officially, but he has to be. He's such a twat... there's no way he stays

Bale is a completely different player than Hazard. Other than being world class and being wingers, there's nothing comparable about them in terms of playstyle and role on team, which is why using statistics like those are not a valid argument for a player being better than another. Not to mention, different league, and Penaldo ballhogging and calling Bale a puta in game. Using the same site, Di Maria has a higher attack rating than Fabregas. They play completely different, and play in completely different systems. Fabregas has easily been the best midfielder this season. While I do find Bale to be overrated, using those metrics to rate him as a player are unfair. In terms of another Real Madrid player though.. if Isco is available for whatever reason in the next three years, he'd be a wonderful addition.

I would not take Oscar off for Cuadrado. Cuadrado is not meant for the ten role

Hazzz! Get in there